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Since peaking at around $107 per barrel back in June, crude oil prices for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) grade have plunged all the way to near $60. The collapse over the last six months has been stunning. I know of no forecaster that saw a decline of this magnitude coming. Both WTI and Brent crude are...
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I spent yesterday at the Association of the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO) conference in Washington D.C. As you may know, Energy World Profits economist Gregor Macdonald was speaking as part of a panel on how to invest in the peak oil age. Gregor’s talk was about the renewed adoption of coal as the primary...
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Today I'm sending you a piece on Ecuador's recent move to change the terms of its contracts with oil investors to keep more of the returns in the state. As we watch the world's energy market, political details like this are essential to know. The article explores the geopolitical implications...
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Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Your Daily Profit October 7, 2009 ***** Australia ’s Confidence *****What’s France Thinking? *****Newsletter Advisor Wednesday Fellow investor, Australia ’s central bank raised interest rates by a quarter-point yesterday. Australia is the first G...
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Your Daily Profit May 28, 2009 *****A Bottom for Housing *****Double-Dip Recession *****19% on BlackRock, Inc (NYSE: BLK) Fellow Investor, Yesterday, it was reported that median home prices fell to $209,700 from $246,400 in April 2008. That’s a steep year-over-year correction, even though prices...
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Daily Profit
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Ian Wyatt
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05-28-2009
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Filed under: stimulus package, Ian Wyatt, stimulus plan, oil stocks, oil, taxpayer, bank bailout, Geithner, Federal Reserve, unemployment, OPEC, retail sales, toxic asset, homebuilders, stress test, PPIP, Treasury Bonds, BLK
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Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Your Daily Profit April 15, 2009 *****Oil: When, not If *****47% from Citigroup *****Newsletter Advisors Fellow investor, I hate to keep talking oil here, but the sticky stuff is a great proxy for what’s going on with the economy and the financial markets. On...
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*****Oil and Recovery *****Deflation vs. Inflation *****Graham Corp. Oil prices have moved over $50 a barrel. There are a few factors at work here. OPEC's cut production. Of course, that's been ongoing, and OPEC's moves have done little to prop up prices as demand around the globe falls....
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Daily Pfennig
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Chuck Butler
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03-16-2009
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Filed under: Dollar, Oil, China, Gold, Euro, Swiss franc, Citigroup, TIC Flow, Swiss National Bank, OPEC, Consumer Spending, G20
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Dear Friends: The hottest media topic of the New Year is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza. And as I was reading the New York Times on Tuesday, I came across this sentence in one of the articles that was staggeringly truthful and more than a little unsettling in its implications for me as an investor...
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John Mauldin's Outside the Box
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John Mauldin
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01-08-2009
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Filed under: Middle East, George Friedman, Oil, Stratfor, Geopolitics, OPEC, Iran, Persian Gulf, Israel, Intelligence, Saudi Arabia, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gaza
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Daily Pfennig
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Chuck Butler
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01-05-2009
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Filed under: Employment, Dollar, Oil, ISM Index, The Fed, GDP, Jobs, Janet Yellen, OPEC, Barack Obama, Quantitative Easing
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Things That Should Not Be I'll Pay You to Hold My Cash Pushing on a String Free Money with that Credit Default Swap? Oil Does a Strange Contango Dance The Tragedy of Bernie Madoff Goodbye to the Ballpark There are things in today's markets that are simply astounding. They should not exist, yet...
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Thoughts From The Frontline
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John Mauldin
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12-12-2008
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Filed under: The Fed, China, Recession, Oil, Interest Rate, OPEC, Credit Default Swaps, Bernie Madoff, Altegris Investments, US Treasury Bills, Contango
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Daily Pfennig
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Chuck Butler
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09-25-2008
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Filed under: Dollar, Oil, Bailout, Recession, Euro, Citigroup, Bear Stearns, Henry Paulson, Financial Crisis, OPEC, FDIC
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YOUR ALTERNATE CLEAN, GREEN ENERGY WEEKEND UPDATE With not much stock market stuff to write about since I don’t want to recommend buying or selling this morning as we all should have our portfolios hunkered down and pretty much in place for a rocky and rough summer by now. Sure, stock market aficionados...
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Principles of the Stock Market
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Richard Schwartz
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07-25-2008
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Filed under: Principles of the Stock Market, Richard Schwartz, Clean Energy, Green Energy, Green Investing, (HOKU), (PLUG), (CHCHF), Climate Action Partnership, Alternative Energy, US Economy, Portfolio Strategy, Perspective, Oil, The Big Picture, Global Trend, Investment Themes, The Principle of Understanding Value, Global Warming, Energy Conservation, Solar, Venture Capital, Terrorism, Battery Technology, Economic Common Sense, OPEC, Global View, Capitalism, Gasoline, Big Picture, Energy, CPST, FSLR, WGOV, Energy Savings, Energy Controls, MXWL, COMV, Alternative Clean Green, ITRI, ENOC, Economic Trends, Crude Oil, Gas Prices, Driving, Bullish on America, Natural Gas, Boone Pickens, Natural Gas Vehicles, Wind Turbines, Lifestyle, Cap & Trade, Big Picture View, Oil Exploration, Business, AMSC
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WHERE YOU SHOULD STAND TODAY. The Ideal Portfolio (another Schwartz View ). Yep, let me offer up one man’s view of what the ideal portfolio should be today and why: · Very minimal exposure to the stock market! This major, modern day margin call on institutional investors is causing havoc...
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Principles of the Stock Market
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Richard Schwartz
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06-27-2008
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Filed under: China, Principles of the Stock Market, Richard Schwartz, ETFs, Trading, Green Energy, China View, Gold, (GLD), Commodities, Investing Strategies, Hedging, Green Investing, (HOKU), (PLUG), (CHCHF), Alternative Energy, Soft Commodities, The Principle of Primary Trend, Global Investing, Update On The Stock Market, US Treasuries, Commodity Bull Market, Portfolio Strategy, Historical Perspectve, Perspective, Oil, Extended Bear Markets, Jim Rogers, Papa Bears, Fixed Income, Investment Themes, Agricultural Commodities, Foreign Currencies, The Principle of Proper Money Management, The Principle of Understanding Value, Energy Conservation, Solar, Battery Technology, Economic Common Sense, Bear Market Legs, Bear Market Rally, OPEC, Gold View, GLD, SPDR Gold Trust, Bear Market Rallies, Stock Market, Commodity Inflation, Big Picture, Energy, CPST, FSLR, BCON, WGOV, Energy Savings, COMV, Alternative Clean Green, ITRI, Bear Markets, Mr. Market, 1932, 1929, ProFunds, Inverse Funds, Fidelity Selects, Energy Sevice, Rydex